Madison High School

As a cozy high school in MADISON HEIGHTS, Michigan, Madison High School instructs 255 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Madison District Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 45% smaller than typical.

Madison District Public Schools comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 903 students; Madison High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Madison High School reports that 62% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder breaks down as 27% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Madison High School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Oakland County (around 32%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the area at large, census data for Oakland County shows median household earnings sit near $97,760, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Madison High School is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students).

Madison Preparatory High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Madison High School has ticked down 25%, going from 338 students in 2018 to 255 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 37% to 27% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Madison High School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.